PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-27 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): In each of the following sentences, an idiomatic expression or a proverb is highlighted. Select the alternative which best describes its use in the sentence.

 

Question No : 1

He resigned the post of his own accord.

(1) voluntarily and willingly

(2) according to his convenience

(3) which he liked

(4) According to his judgment

(5) None of these

Question No : 2

As a politician he is used to being in the limelight all the time.

(1) The object of admiration

(2) The centre of attraction

(3) Giving speeches

(4) An object of public notice

(5) None of these

Question No : 3

I ran out of money on my European tour.

(1) exhausted my stock of

(2) did not have enough

(3) lost

(4) carried a lot

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

Sudha might scream blue murder, but I feel Deepali should get the promotion since she is better qualified for the job.

(1) Someone has been murdered with some blue liquid

(2) Someone is being murdered and has become blue

(3) Suffer from persecution complex

(4) Make a great deal of noise and object vehemently

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

In modern democratic societies Lynch law seems to have become the spheres of life.

(1) Law of the mob

(2) Law of the underworld

(3) Law of the constitution

(4) Law of the parliament

(5) None of these